Just got through the Am I Right? interview with Tom. I was somewhat surprised to hear one of the hosts bring up Jean Shepherd as a potential influence on Tom, and slightly more surprised to hear him dismiss it as "old garbage" (or something to that effect).
Maybe it's just me wanting someone I dig to like something else I dig, but I like Jean Shepherd's radio show a lot, and see some spiritual similarities between his work and Tom's. It's hard to put my finger on it, I just feel like they share some wavelengths, if that makes any sense.
And if you only know Jean Shepherd from A Christmas Story, all I can say is his radio show was much darker, funnier, weirder, angrier, and philosophical than the film that made him sorta famous.
Anyway, I figured there were probably some other FOTs out there who like Shep's radio work and might feel similarly. Any thoughts?